MS SB2117

Mississippi Parole Board must review and approve the Department of Corrections' recommendations before any offender can be placed on earned-release supervision under the earned-time allowance program

For offenders convicted of capital offenses, the Board must hold a mandatory hearing with public notice published in local newspapers for two consecutive weeks, and victims or their family designees must receive 30-day advance notice

The Board may only approve earned-release supervision if it determines release is in the best interest of society; if the offender poses a substantial public safety risk, the Board must deny the release

Local law enforcement officials (sheriffs and police chiefs) must receive written or electronic notice at least 15 days before an offender is placed under earned-release supervision

The Parole Board's authority is expanded to include reviewing earned-release supervision decisions, with an affirmative vote of at least four of five board members required for capital murder or sex crime convicts